would be interested in hearing theories on why masters national records have been broken without the fast suits but world-class swimmers have not. i always thought the fast suits helped us more than them
They are out there.
There are hundreds of potential masters record breakers training in masters workouts all over the world ...
I ran into this guy recently, at a little local Senior Olympics SCM meet, totally flying under the radar screen. He swam every one of the men's events, with just a couple of minutes rest between them, wearing a drag suit. During the women's events, he parked himself in the warmup lane.
His times weren't really all that close to the national records in his age group, but given that he was swimming every event, back-to-back, in a drag suit, they weren't all that far off either. A couple of his times would have been #2 or #3 in the 2010 SCM rankings. He kicked my butt in 4 of the 6 events I swam. I think he could take out a record or two under the right conditions.
They are out there.
They are out there.
There are hundreds of potential masters record breakers training in masters workouts all over the world ...
I ran into this guy recently, at a little local Senior Olympics SCM meet, totally flying under the radar screen. He swam every one of the men's events, with just a couple of minutes rest between them, wearing a drag suit. During the women's events, he parked himself in the warmup lane.
His times weren't really all that close to the national records in his age group, but given that he was swimming every event, back-to-back, in a drag suit, they weren't all that far off either. A couple of his times would have been #2 or #3 in the 2010 SCM rankings. He kicked my butt in 4 of the 6 events I swam. I think he could take out a record or two under the right conditions.
They are out there.
